So the AHJ can simply write a policy and "BAM" it's legal to be more restrictive and costly? I always thought they had to submit to the building standards commission, no?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 29, 2015, at 3:42 PM, Parsley Consulting <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Adding to what Steve mentioned, it's also worth being very careful on which > issues you care to fight over. We've both run across AHJ's who didn't > "follow > the rules" on mandating local requirements, and the fight was more demanding > than simply doing what was asked. > > I emphasize that for me - not any reference to Steve - it cost me a client, > and any > chance of ever getting a submittal through that AHJ in the future. People are > human. > > *Ken Wagoner, SET > *Parsley Consulting*** > *350 West 9th Avenue, Suite 206 > *Escondido, California 92025 > *****Phone 760-745-6181* > Visit our website <http://www.parsleyconsulting.com/> > > > *** >> On 1/29/2015 3:37 PM, Steve Leyton wrote: >> Depends on whether it's ordained, or a local code amendment or policy >> bulletin or just an off-handed comment. Local fire and building >> officials have several different statutory methods that they can use to >> make requirements that are more restrictive (or less) or beyond the >> minimum prescriptives of a code or standard. But in theory, it's >> supposed to be substantiated, documented and published in the public >> domain. So as far as whether the AHJ you're referring to can make such >> a requirement "...without an amendment ..." as you say, all depends on >> what the local municipal code and/or city manager and/or city attorney >> would say if you threw off the gloves. >> >> My opinion only, >> Steve Leyton >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sprinklerforum >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:29 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: 13D exterior overhangs. >> >> 13D does not require heads in exterior over-hangs, such as a second >> story over-hanging a driveway. Can an AHJ apply 13 rules to 13D systems >> without an amendment and require heads in over-hangs 4' & greater? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler >> .org >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
